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** During the month of July, EIUPanthers.com will take a look back at 15 events, moments and players that helped shape the 2022-23 academic year. **

Eastern Illinois men's cross country won its third straight Ohio Valley Conference Championship with a two-point win over UT Martin at the conference meet in Cookeville, Tenn.
 
The championship was the 10th in program history and coupled with the women's OVC Championship earlier in the day gave the Panthers their first championship sweep since the 2001 season.
 
Dustin Hatfield and Adam Swanson both earned first team All-OVC honors.  Hatfield was second in the championship race with a time of 24:47.6 while Swanson was third with a time of 25:10.7.
 
Andrew Pilat earned second team All-OVC honors with a  ninth place finish and a time of 25:36.2.
 
Michael Atkins and Jonathan Kang rounded out the five scored Panthers runners in the championship.  Atkins was 17th with a time of 26:03.1.  Kang was 35th with a time of 26:36.5.
 
Richie Jacobo and Josh Whitaker were the sixth and seventh EIU runners to finish in the event.  Jacobo was 36th with a time of 26:38.9 and Whitaker was 44th with a time of 26:56.0.
 
EIU scored 65 points to win the championship with UT Martin just behind in second place with 67 points.  Southern Indiana was third with 82 points followed by host Tennessee Tech in fourth.